Race 9 (323)
LAI KING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | BLUE MARLIN (H078) | H Bentley | H | Moderately away, raced 2 wide better than midfield, a bit closer on turn, angled out 450M, finished off strongly, led close home. |
| 2 | 1 | SUPERB BOY (G335) | H Bowman | TT | Jumped well, raced prominently on the inside, took the lead 650M, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner close home. |
| 3 | 11 | SILVER UP (J078) | M Chadwick | B/H/TT | Crowded shortly after start, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, angled out 550M, 4 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight to take a place, no threat to the first two. |
| 4 | 8 | THE HEIR (H459) | A Badel | -- | Jumped with them, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, 3 lengths or so back, there to turn, finished off well to make frame, not quite able to challenge. |
| 5 | 5 | MASTER OF FORTUNE (G474) | C Y Ho | B1/TT | Shifted out at start and bumped, raced 3 wide with cover, a length or so back, 2 wide from 750M, found rail 600M, sat right behind the leader turning in, kept on same pace in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 6 | 13 | SEIZING THE MOMENT (E444) | K Teetan | PC-/B2 | Began well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, steadied off heels 600M, saved ground throughout, no clear run early in straight, ran on evenly thereafter. |
| 7 | 9 | SIXTH GENERATION (G120) | B Avdulla | H/TT | Made contact at start, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on same pace in straight. |
| 8 | 12 | SOLAR PARTNER (E364) | M F Poon | TT | Bumped start, sent forward to take the lead, headed near 650M, 2nd turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final 250M. |
| 9 | 6 | ORIENTAL SMOKE (E467) | K H Chan | B/TT | Bumped start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, made no impression in straight. |
| 10 | 14 | FOREVER CHARM (J081) | L Hewitson | -- | Taken back from gate 13, raced at tail, 7 lengths back, saved ground on turn, made minor progress early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. |
| 11 | 3 | WINNER METHOD (E178) | C L Chau | B-/TT | Away with them, raced 3 wide behind midfield, similar position on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
| 12 | 7 | PINS PRINCE (G013) | A Atzeni | H/P/TT | Jumped awkwardly and bumped, raced at rear on the outside, very wide turning in, failed to close off in straight. |
| 13 | 2 | TRUE GENIUS (J073) | Y L Chung | H-/TT | Bumped start, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide from 550M, peaked early in straight, weakened final 300M. |
| 14 | 10 | E LEGEND (G028) | K De Melo | -- | Jumped well from the widest draw, tracked leaders on the outside, no cover for the majority of the race, weakened early in straight when hard run took toll. |
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |